A review of traditional multistage roofs design and performance in vernacular buildings in Myanmar

• Main Authors: Zune, May, Pantua, Conrad Allan Jay, Rodrigues, Lucelia, Gillott, Mark
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2020
• Subjects: Roofs—Myanmar > Design and construction; Architecture, Ancient > Myanmar; Architecture and climate; Mechanical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1701; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/2700/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Myanmar's territory mostly experiences tropical monsoon climate, where temperatures are normally not extreme, but humidity can increase discomfort. In response, vernacular architecture strategies have evolved to deal with excess heat and humidity. One of the most prominent of these strategies i...